The Saigon Heat is a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam founded in 2016. It is the developmental team of the Saigon Heat. The team currently competes in the Vietnam Basketball Association, Vietnam's first professional basketball league.
History Following the completion of the 2015–16 season, the Heat announced the formation of Vietnam's first professional basketball league, the Vietnam Basketball Association, where they would field a developmental team. The Heat VBA team consists of local players, with several of the ABL side's players being distributed among the other VBA teams for league parity. In 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023 they became the first team to win 4 consecutive Vietnam Basketball Association championship series.
Season-by-season record SeasonCoachRegular Season Post SeasonWonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result2016Tony Garbelotto115.6881st 0 2 .000 Semi-finals2017David Singleton96.6002nd 0 2 .000 Semi-finals2018David Singleton96.6004th 0 2 .000 Semi-finals2019David Singleton96.6002nd 5 2 .714 League Champions2020Kevin Yurkus102.8331st 5 1 .833 League Champions2021Matthew Van Pelt81.8881st 1 0 1.000 Quarterfinals; Season cut short due to COVID-192022Matthew Van Pelt93.7501st 5 0 1.000 League Champions2023Matthew Van Pelt144.7781st 5 1 .833 League Champions2024David Grice155.7501st 5 0 1.000 League Champions2025David Grice117.6114th 0 2 .000 Semi-finals2026Vu The Cang128.6002nd 5 1 .833 League Champions Totals11753.688 3113.704 6 League Championships
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